Nauru

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Military spending

Nauru does not have an active military force but mainly relies on its police force to ensure its territorial integrity. Therefore, Nauru has no military budget and is not ranked.

Military membership

It is a member of one international military organizations which makes it the 192nd most militarily connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organization:

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

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International wars

Since its independence, Nauru has not partaken in any international wars.

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Membership (international political organizations)

Nauru is a member of nine international political organizations which makes it the 160th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Member state of the United Nations
International Labour Organization
Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Pacific Community
Commonwealth of Nations
International Criminal Court
Interpol
Alliance of Small Island States
Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation

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Democracy/dictatorship rating

It is the 43rd most democratic state in the world. Since its independence, Nauru has had free and fair elections and has seen a peaceful transition of power. However, a lack of financial transparency as well as an economic mismanagement are considered as democratic deficits.

Democracy/Dictatorship

Since its independence, the politics of Nauru are in form of a republic where the president is chosen by the parliament and in turn serves as head of state as well as head of government. The government of Nauru is the largest employer and does not tax its citizens, it pays its employees through the revenues of phosphate.

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Known for being the third smallest state in the world as well as having the highest GDP per capita at the end of the 20th century, the Republic of Nauru is one of the least visited states in the world. The island was first inhabited by the Micronesian people which came into contact with Europeans at the end of the 18th century. After being annexed by Germany at the end of the 19th century, large phosphate deposits were discovered which were extracted by the British and the Germans. After the first world war, Nauru came under Australian rule until the second world war when the Japanese occupied the terriroty. After the defeat of the Japanese, Nauru once again came under Australian rule until it gained its independence in 1968. Since then, Nauru has made a large profit of the exports of phosphate, but with the decline of the exports of phosphate, and a lack of economic diversification, political unrest has started to increase during the last two decades.

Located to the northeast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, Nauru is a small island that is made up of volcanic rock. Most of its terrain consists of a low-lying vegetation, with the exception of a small forest located in its center.

With a total surface area of 21 square kilometers or eight square miles, Nauru is the third smallest state in the world being slightly larger than Monaco and slightly smaller than Tuvalu.

There are no permanent bodies of water.

Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.

Because of its small size as well as its low elevation, Nauru does not have rivers or reservoirs. The majority of its water comes from rainwater and desalination treatment plants.

With an average temperature of 28.3 degrees Celsius or 83 degrees Fahrenheit, Nauru is the fifth warmest state in the world.

Its high temperature, which is from December to April, is 29.9 degrees Celsius or 85.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Its low temperature, from May to November, is 24.4 degrees Celsius or 75.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

The majority of its rainfall occurs during its warm period with January being the month with the highest amount of precipitation. On average, Nauru receives 264 centimetres or 81.3 inches of rainfall per year which makes it the 28th state with the highest amount of rainfall.

The capital of Nauru, Yaren, is home to approximately 5000 people. The capital that is closest located to Yaren is South Tarawa of Kiribati with a distance of 718 kilometers or 447 miles. The capital that is furthest removed from Yaren is Monrovia, Liberia with a distance of 19,323 kilometers or 12,007 miles.

The economy of Nauru is a mixed economy. Since its independence, the vast majority of the economy of Nauru has been reliant on the extraction of phosphate which has been used in fertilizers worldwide. Due to economic mismanagement by the government of Nauru, most of the wealth that has been generated by phosphate has been lost due to increased government spending. Following the closure of its phosphate mine in 2006, Nauru has continued the extraction of phosphate more inland.

Nauru is a member of seven international economic organizations which makes it the 184th most economically connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Asian Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
World Bank Group
Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
International Renewable Energy Agency
International Solar Alliance
Group of 77

Its current GDP is US$120 million which makes it the 193rd highest GDP in the world.

Its GDP per service area is the 28th highest in the world with US$5.6 million per square kilometer or US$14.7 million per square mile.

Its GDP per capita is the 64th highest in the world with US$7957.

The absolute earnings (GDP per capita) reflect the average yearly income. The figure below shows how much, on average, an inhabitant of another state earns for every $1 earned by a citizen of this state.

Its purchasing power parity is US$11,390 per capita which is the 114th highest in the world.

The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states

Nauru is an ethnically homogenous state with more than 90 percent of its inhabitants being indigenous Nauruans. Because of its geographical location with Australia, a large part of the population understands and speaks English as well.

It has the 15th highest population density in the world with 515 people per square kilometer or 1336 people per square mile.

Nearly 5000 people, or 35.7 percent of its population has migrated to other states. This makes Nauru the 189th state with the highest number of emigrants and represents 0.002 percent of total global emigration. The majority of migrants from Nauru are immigrant workers from other states that have returned as a result of the closure of the mine of Nauru.

Immigration to Nauru is represented by just over 2000 people, or 17.9 percent of the population. The main reason for emigration to Nauru has been temporary migration as a result of labour demand.

Education is free and compulsory between the ages of five and 16 and has been compulsory since it came under the jurisdiction of Australia. This has led to a literacy rate of 96.1 percent which is the 81st highest in the world.

Healthcare is provided for free by the government of Nauru. Health risks in Nauru are related to several factors such as communicable diseases, with tuberculosis and diarrhoea from contaminated water as well as noncommunicable diseases which are related to lifestyle choices. Currently, the life expectancy is 68.3 years which makes it the 109th highest life expectancy in the world.

The government of Nauru provides freedom of religion as well as freedom of thought towards all beliefs and does not infringe on religious rights or prohibits missionaries from spreading their beliefs.

Christianity has been slowly introduced in Nauru since its contact with the British at the end of the 18th century. Today, Christianity is the largest religion in Nauru with 65.8 percent of the population adhering to Christianity which makes it the 96th most Christian state in the world. Protestantism is the largest denomination followed by the Roman Catholicism in a two to one ratio.

There are less than 10 Muslims in the which makes it the 178th most Islamic state in the world.

Chinese immigrants represent approximately three percent of the population of Nauru. Within the Chinese population, most Buddhists can be found which represent 0.8 percent of the population.

There are no official statistics on Hindus in Nauru.

There is no official statistics on Judaism in Nauru.

Before its contacts with the Europeans, the Nauruan indigenous beliefs were the main religion in Nauru. Today, 10.6 percent of the population adheres to this belief.

3.2 percent of the population does not adhere to any faith.